Eaves-trough hanger



No. 623,369. Patented Apr. l8, I899.

W. HEIB. .EAVES THOUGH HANGER.

(Application filed Sept. 28, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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WILLIAM HEIB, or AKRON, OHIO.

EAVES-TROUGH HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,369, datedApril'18, 1899. Application filed September 23, 1898. Serial No.691,672. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM HEIB, a' citizen of the United States,residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvementin Eaves-Trough Hangers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to produce a new and improved hanger foreaves-troughs in which two separate parts shall be united to secure thedesired result, to wit: a bar, rod, or equivalent to be attached to theroof and to depend vertically therefrom, and a curved arm to support thetrough, arranged to slide on the pendent rod and to be retained thereonat any height by cramping or binding. Its further object is to adapt thecurved arm to subserve the purpose of a conductorpipe hook.

To theaforesaid objects my invention consists in the certainpeculiarities of construction and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed and then specifically pointed out in the claims, referencebeing had to the accompanying d ratvingsiorming apart of thisspecification.

In the accompanying drawings, which show a preferred form ofconstruction of my improved device and in which similar referencenumerals indicate like parts in the different views, Figure l is aside'elevation of my improved hanger; Fig. 2, a front View of the upperend of the same, illustrating its construction; and Fig. 8, a View ofthe curved arm adapted to operate as a conductor-pipe hook.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the bent rod, to be attached to the roofand hang therefrom. This rod I preferably construct of two wires 2 8,bent at the center so that the two halves lie parallel, laid side byside, andthe adjacent wires twisted together more than half theirlength, and thence the four twisted into a straight rod or cable 4. Isecure a peculiar advantage by this construction from having the surfaceof the part 4 practically corrugated for the better retention of thearm. The arm 5 I also preferably construct of two wires 6 7, the formerbent in the center to bring the bent downward, forming ahook 11 toengage and hold the back edge of the trough. The rod 1 is bent at theedge of the roof and the inclined portion adapted to lie on the roof andbe retained by nails or staples.

In operation the loops 8 9 1O slide freely on the rod 4 when there is noweight on the curved arm 5, and hence may be readily adjusted to anyheight; but when the arm is loaded with the weight of the trough theycramp and bind on the rod and retain the arm,

and this power to resist sliding increases with the weight of thetrough.

In using the arm 5 for a conductor-pipe hook I preferably straighten thefrontend, pass it about the pipe 12, and fasten it with a nail 13, thesechanges being indicated in Fig. 2 by dotted lines.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

l. The combination with the bar adapted to be attached to the roof andhaving a vertical depending portion, and an arm to receive the troughand provided with loops at different heights in vertical alinement toreceive the dependent portion of said bar, of a bracerod extending fromthe lower part of said arm and provided with a loop in verticalalinement with the former loops to receive the dependent part of saidbar below them, substantially as shown and described.

2. The herein described eaves trough hanger consisting of 'the wires, 2,3, bent in their centers with their inner halves parallel and twistedtogether for a portion of their lengths, and the four halves twistedinto a cable for the balance of their lengths, in com- In testimony thatI claim the above I herebination with a Wire bent in its center, its twounto set my hand.

halves twisted together for a part of their lengths and thence benthorizontally backward with their ends turned into loops in verticalalineinent, and adapted to receive the \VILLIAM HEIB.

In presence of Table portion, substantially as shown and (le- G. P.IIUMPHREY,

scribed.

O. E. HUMPHREY.

